Ireland

Ireland Gives Facebook’s International Privacy and Data Protection a Passing Grade

Liz Gannes in Social on December 21, 2011 at 9:36 am PT

The Irish Data Protection Commission today concluded that Facebook has “a positive approach and commitment” to protecting the privacy of its international users.

From U.S. to Germany to China–BoomTown Goes Around the (Digital) World in a Week

Kara Swisher in News on January 21, 2011 at 5:22 pm PT

It’s a big, wide and very digital world out there and that’s why I’m headed around the globe–quite literally–for the next week to see some non-Silicon Valley tech trends and more.

Don't Like to Listen to Music on the Go? Sony Has a Music Subscription Service for You

Peter Kafka in Media on December 22, 2010 at 5:21 am PT

Sony’s “Music Unlimited” is like many other monthly subscription services, except you can’t take it with you. Oh dear.

LivingSocial CEO Has Big Plans Now that Amazon Is in His Back Pocket

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 21, 2010 at 7:07 am PT

Google isn’t hooking up with Groupon, but Amazon has bet $175 million on LivingSocial, Groupon’s social shopping competitor. CEO Tim O’Shaughnessy tells us what he’s going to do with the money.

LivingSocial Gets $175 Million Amazon Investment (Like BoomTown Said)

Kara Swisher in News on December 2, 2010 at 2:59 pm PT

Amazon will invest $175 million in LivingSocial, the No. 2 player in the fast-growing social buying space. BoomTown reported yesterday that the massive investment was in the works. The online retail giant’s big bet on the Washington, D.C.-based start-up comes in the wake of ongoing acquisition talks between Google and Groupon, the category leader in the local deals business.

Amazon Poised to Make a Major Strategic Investment in LivingSocial to Counter Groupoogle (or Goopon?) Threat

Kara Swisher in News on December 1, 2010 at 1:15 pm PT

With the red-hot acquisition dance between Google and Groupon sucking up all the attention, it’s easy once again to ignore the No. 2 player in the fast-growing social buying space–LivingSocial. But not everyone is. According to sources close to the situation, the Washington, D.C.-based company that also focuses on local deals is in advanced talks for a major strategic investment–as high as $150 million–by online retail giant Amazon, at a very hefty valuation of over one billion dollars, to counter a possible Groupoogle challenge.

Okay, It's Not Just Buh-Bye at Yahoo–Here Are Two Hires!

Kara Swisher in News on September 15, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

While it seems BoomTown is all about the who’s-leaving-Yahoo-now posts, it’s not so! Case in point: Here are two folks the Silicon Valley Internet giant has just hired.

Hello World: Apple iPad Goes International on May 28

John Paczkowski in News on May 7, 2010 at 6:08 am PT

The international launch of the Apple iPad, which was delayed due to strong demand in the the U.S., will finally begin later this month. Apple will start accepting pre-orders for both the 3G and Wi-Fi models on Monday, May 10. And on May 28, it will begin shipping them.

Intel Ex-Chief Hoping to Help Ireland Rebound

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 15, 2009 at 12:30 am PT

After Japanese competitors nearly sunk Intel in the 1980s, Craig Barrett helped the chip maker rebuild its manufacturing prowess. Now he’s going to lend Ireland a hand. The former Intel CEO and chairman, who retired from the company in May, on Tuesday is being named chairman of a non-profit collection of executives called the Irish Technology Leadership Group.